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The Philosophy of Family Estrangement
Scene: Outside the Atheneum at Caltech University, mid autumn.
Sep 16
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The Gospel According to St. Tom
Eli:I read a headline this morning—some congressman in Texas wants to “reconsider the doctrine of separation of church and state.” He says it’s “not in…
Aug 30
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When Bacon Meets Plato
Some friendships begin with random circumstance, others with similar temperament. I once met a friend who had posted in the classifieds that he was…
Aug 24
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Three Weeks in San Francisco
He props himself up on one elbow.“ You know, you have a habit of interrupting me just when I’m about to sound profound.” She traces a line along his…
Aug 10
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Nightly Under Night's Underside . . .
Nightly under night’s underside
Aug 3
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Journal Entry Fourteen Sixty Four Dash O Five Six
Setting: A narrow path winding up into golden hills above San Jose speckled with late-summer scrub.
Jul 18
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The Church of Assumption
Because they said we must be paired—two by two, like scared animals before the great ark of resplendent joy—but I stood alone at the threshold,not…
Jul 11
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I Am Here. Where Are You?
Out under the summer stars,
Jun 27
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Haunted by Each Other?
A back patio at dusk. Aaron:You keep saying conservatives use logic as well as progressives. But I don’t see it. Conservatives are the continual…
Jun 20
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Because I Could Not Stop for Her, Jane Austen Kindly Stopped for Me
The carriage was waiting when I arrived—black, elegant, without ostentation. Excuse the excessively showy pun right out the gate.
Jun 13
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On the Wine Trail Asking What's a Social Construction?
The hills of Santa Ynez rolled in steep, gold-dusted waves around the two middle-aged men, one with a well kept beard, the other with a well kept…
Jun 6
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Dave's Journal: May 15, 2025
The wind came up today while I was out planting tomatoes.
May 23
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Of Symbols and Skin
"The beautiful is that which pleases universally without a concept."
May 16
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Song of Shipwreck
Plopped pleasantly and finally in the back garden, must I go inside when my neighbor chooses this time to trim his weeds? He doesn’t have many, and soon…
May 2
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